TOY STORY FUNDAY FOOTBALL
In the world of 3D animation, there is one property that started it all, Toy Story!
PRODUCTION TEAM
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
Bringing the world of Toy Story to life was a dream come true for the entire team, but figuring out how to recapture the magic of the film was going to be a big challenge!
Produced during the Hollywood actors’ strike, we were restricted from using non-vocal characters, and we had to come up with a whole new group of characters to help tell our story.
Oh, and they had to feel like Toy Story characters.
Winner of two Emmys, the team rose to the challenge!
2024 Emmy For Outstanding Graphic Design - Event/show - WINNER
2024 Emmy For Outstanding Studio or Production Design/ Art Direction - WINNER
CUTE, INFORMATIVE, AND REX
Our team was tasked with creating five unique football explainers that would help younger viewers understand the rules of a standard NFL football game.
Starting things off, our storyboard lead, Marco, came up with two brilliant new characters, Egg Man and Mr.Measure, to help us explain the rules, without any dialogue.
FROM BOARDS TO BROADCAST
Produced over the course of 7 weeks, utilizing a 3D long-form animation pipeline, Toy Story Funday Football was the first Big Studios project to integrate artists from Little Blackstone, our other production banner for long-form entertainment, into the fold.
ON AIR
Launched on ESPN, ESPN+, and Disney+ in October 2023, The Toy Story Funday Football broadcast was a first for the NFL and a pioneer in simulcast broadcasting.